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W. F. HELLEN EGG TONGS.

No. 66,492. Patented'July 9, 1867` @MM E TH: uonms PETER: co,Puo'muruo.. wAsnmoTomb, c.

new and useful Egg-Tongs;

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W. F. BELLEN, 0F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Lettera .Patent No.66,492, dated July 9, 1867.

IMPROVBD EGG-TUNGS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, W. F. HRLLEN, of the cityof Washington, and District of Columbia, [have invented n l end I dohereby declare that the following is un exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, making a lpart; of this specification, inwhich- Fgure 1 represents s perspective view ofthe tongs holding nn egg.

Figures 2 and 3 show the same tongs, but that they may be used with anystyle of handles.

The nature of my invention consists in the shape and construction ofthetongs, made of any material, so as to conform with'the shape of en egg.y

A represents the tongs, that are curved tosuit the shape of an egg,with'te'eth, B, on the inside around the top edge. The tongs clasp theegg and hold it, and, if necessary, the teeth B ere pressed against theupper half of the egg to cut the shell, so that the top part of the eggmay be easily opened to empty the egg on the breakfast plate, when theegg is too hot to handle. The egg can, by these tongs, be lifted out ofthe boiling water, opened, and used without using the lingers to do it.The tongs cnn also be used by confeutioners to open and break the eggswith facility. They can be used with one or `two handles, with e spring,C, or as shears operetingon s. pivot, D-for table use with shortlm-ndleshas ut E, end for confectioners or bekers use with long handles,es et G. f

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The construction and Iform of the tongs A, to correspond with the shapeof an egg, when constructed of any material, with or without teeth B,and with any kind of a handle to operate them, as herein described andfor the purposes set forth.

W. F. HELLEN.

Witnesses:

J. FRANKLIN REIGAR'I, JOHN S. .Hotmrmsnsnn

